Referentzhunter Posted March 26, 2019 Report Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) Symphonies 1. Tremendous in a purest form Edited March 26, 2019 by Referentzhunter Quote
soulpope Posted March 26, 2019 Report Posted March 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Referentzhunter said: Very good reading though not as exemplary as their Mendelssohn performances .... Quote
Referentzhunter Posted March 26, 2019 Report Posted March 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, soulpope said: Very good reading though not as exemplary as their Mendelssohn performances .... Doesn't do it for me either... I hear Schubert but it is lacking air, understanding etc. Quote
soulpope Posted March 26, 2019 Report Posted March 26, 2019 16 minutes ago, Referentzhunter said: Doesn't do it for me either... I hear Schubert but it is lacking air, understanding etc. Being rather picky regarding Schubert and never found 100% satiesfactory Quartet recordings .... witnessed the lucid flow paired with immanent pain only via live concerts by the Viennese Alban Berg Quartett during the 1990's .... unfortunately - at this stage - the ensemble was not recorded (properly) .... profound memories remain.... Quote
Referentzhunter Posted March 26, 2019 Report Posted March 26, 2019 23 minutes ago, soulpope said: Being rather picky regarding Schubert and never found 100% satiesfactory Quartet recordings .... witnessed the lucid flow paired with immanent pain only via live concerts by the Viennese Alban Berg Quartett during the 1990's .... unfortunately - at this stage - the ensemble was not recorded (properly) .... profound memories remain.... Wow, thank you for this golden tip. Maybe this can warm your heart... So much better than the Borodin string quartet version. Quote
soulpope Posted March 26, 2019 Report Posted March 26, 2019 10 minutes ago, Referentzhunter said: Wow, thank you for this golden tip. Maybe this can warm your heart... So much better than the Borodin string quartet version. Thnx .... will give it a listen post-work .... Quote
HutchFan Posted March 26, 2019 Report Posted March 26, 2019 4 hours ago, soulpope said: Really love Lupu's view in Schubert .... I agree! Their temperaments align and balance so well. NP: Desert-island recordings. Quote
Peter Friedman Posted March 26, 2019 Report Posted March 26, 2019 Disc one - String Quartet in A minor and String Quartet in D minor Quote
Referentzhunter Posted March 26, 2019 Report Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) Symphony No. 2, 3 & 4 Edited March 26, 2019 by Referentzhunter Quote
HutchFan Posted March 26, 2019 Report Posted March 26, 2019 Berlioz: Harold in Italy (w/ William Lincer); La mort de Cléopâtre (w/ Jennie Tourel) / Bernstein, NYPO (Sony) Quote
soulpope Posted March 26, 2019 Report Posted March 26, 2019 7 hours ago, Referentzhunter said: Wow, thank you for this golden tip. Maybe this can warm your heart... So much better than the Borodin string quartet version. This is the sumptuous Bruno Monsaingeon directed document from the mid 90`s - how could I forget .... the tension, the nuances, the playfulness, the frenzy and the translucent grief - its all in there .... Quote
HutchFan Posted March 26, 2019 Report Posted March 26, 2019 Disc 12: - Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 23 / Jean Martinon, Philhamonia O - Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 26 / Lovro von Matačić, LSO Quote
HutchFan Posted March 26, 2019 Report Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) More from Oistrakh's Complete EMI Recordings set. Disc 13: - Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 / Maxim Shostakovich, New Philharmonia O - Khachaturian: Violin Concerto / conducted by the composer, Philharmonia O DSCH's First Violin Concerto is an AMAZING composition -- and this performance is awe-inspiring!!! Edited March 26, 2019 by HutchFan Quote
soulpope Posted March 27, 2019 Report Posted March 27, 2019 Wilhelm Kempff "Bach Transcriptions" (DG) 1993 .... wonderful .... Quote
Referentzhunter Posted March 27, 2019 Report Posted March 27, 2019 18 hours ago, soulpope said: This is the sumptuous Bruno Monsaingeon directed document from the mid 90`s - how could I forget .... the tension, the nuances, the playfulness, the frenzy and the translucent grief - its all in there .... Quote
Peter Friedman Posted March 27, 2019 Report Posted March 27, 2019 Sibelius - Symphonies No.3 and No.4 Quote
HutchFan Posted March 27, 2019 Report Posted March 27, 2019 Mahler: Symphony No. 3 / Levine, Chicago SO, Marilyn Horne, et al (RCA) as heard in this set: Quote
soulpope Posted March 27, 2019 Report Posted March 27, 2019 2 hours ago, HutchFan said: Mahler: Symphony No. 3 / Levine, Chicago SO, Marilyn Horne, et al (RCA) as heard in this set: What do you think about Levine`s Mahler ....? Quote
Balladeer Posted March 27, 2019 Report Posted March 27, 2019 Francisco Bernier - Vals sin Nombre (Contrastes) Quote
HutchFan Posted March 27, 2019 Report Posted March 27, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, soulpope said: What do you think about Levine`s Mahler ....? I think Levine's Mahler recordings range from very good to excellent. Levine's Fourth with Judith Blegen is one of my favorite recordings of the M4 -- and IMO the strongest in the set. But I also think Levine's Third, Sixth and Seventh are outstanding. To my ears, Levine's way with Mahler is that of an opera conductor. At his best, there's a strong "music drama" quality to the music -- and less of a "through line" compared to conductors with a more orchestral approach. (Perhaps it's not a coincidence that Levine's M4 is my favorite. I think there are fewer navigation pitfalls in this work than any other Mahler symphony.) So, if were to rank Mahler conductors based on my purely subjective and personal preferences, I suppose I'd put Levine on the second tier -- with conductors like Klaus Tennstedt, John Barbirolli, and Hermann Scherchen. ... My top tier choices would be Bruno Walter, Jascha Horenstein, Leonard Bernstein, and Rafael Kubelik. Forced to pick one, I'd almost certainly go with Kubelik. What do YOU think of Levine's Mahler??? NP: Mozart: Symphonies / Marriner, ASMF (Philips) Edited March 27, 2019 by HutchFan Quote
soulpope Posted March 27, 2019 Report Posted March 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, HutchFan said: I think Levine's Mahler recordings range from very good to excellent. Levine's Fourth with Judith Blegen is one of my favorite recordings of the M4 -- and IMO the strongest in the set. But I also think Levine's Third, Sixth and Seventh are outstanding. To my ears, Levine's way with Mahler is that of an opera conductor. At his best, there's a strong "music drama" quality to the music -- and less of a "through line" compared to conductors with a more orchestral approach. (Perhaps it's not a coincidence that Levine's M4 is my favorite. I think there are fewer navigation pitfalls in this work than any other Mahler symphony.) So, if were to rank Mahler conductors based on my purely subjective and personal preferences, I suppose I'd put Levine on the second tier -- with conductors like Klaus Tennstedt, John Barbirolli, and Hermann Scherchen. ... My top tier choices would be Bruno Walter, Jascha Horenstein, Leonard Bernstein, and Rafael Kubelik. Forced to pick one, I'd almost certainly go with Kubelik. What do YOU think of Levine's Mahler??? You pretty hit the spot with Levine having his strengh reg Mahler where the more dramatic tone-painting approach applies .... for me with his Mahler 4, where also all the virtues of the Chicago Symphony come to the fore .... and Mahler 6 not too far behind .... Quote
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